We now know the benefits of having carpet in your home. Other than being aesthetically pleasing, carpeting serves the purpose of helping to keep your home clean. How did carpeting come to be the norm in homes though? We did some research to find out.
Carpets were probably first made by nomads, woven from scraps and laid on the floor in their tents to provide a little bit of comfort when lying on the ground. In fact, the oldest known carpet is called The Pazyryk Carpet which was discovered in the grave of a Scythian prince. The carpet was carbon dated, and determined to have been woven in the 5th century BC.
So yes, carpeting in actuality has been around for thousands of years, but when did it become mainstream?
In the late 18th century, carpeting was a luxury that not many could afford. If a home did have carpeting at all, it was likely that it was small area rugs used similar to the nomads in their tents to cover unsightly floors. These rugs could be taken outside and be shaken and beaten to get them clean. Near the middle of the 18th century, there were carpet mills around the country producing millions of square yards of carpeting per year.
The end of the 18th century in to the early 1900’s; however, showed a decline in the use of carpeting with the introduction of textiled hardwood floors and the carpet industry took quite a hit.
The economic boom after the second world war brought new light to the carpeting industry. Tufted carpeting took the place of the old woven method, and soon carpets were stretching from wall to wall in homes all across America.
Today, even with the wide availability of other flooring choices such as tile, vinyl and wood, carpeting is still the most popular flooring choice of consumers and based on the health benefits, comfort and appearance, it will continue to be for years to come.
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Bibliography
Robert Whaples. A History of the U.S. Carpet Industry
Wikipedia. Persian Carpet
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We now know the benefits of having carpet in your home. Other than being aesthetically pleasing, carpeting serves the purpose of helping to keep your home clean. How did carpeting come to be the norm in homes though? We did some research to find out.
Carpets were probably first made by nomads, woven from scraps and laid on the floor in their tents to provide a little bit of comfort when lying on the ground. In fact, the oldest known carpet is called The Pazyryk Carpet which was discovered in the grave of a Scythian prince. The carpet was carbon dated, and determined to have been woven in the 5th century BC.
So yes, carpeting in actuality has been around for thousands of years, but when did it become mainstream?
In the late 18th century, carpeting was a luxury that not many could afford. If a home did have carpeting at all, it was likely that it was small area rugs used similar to the nomads in their tents to cover unsightly floors. These rugs could be taken outside and be shaken and beaten to get them clean. Near the middle of the 18th century, there were carpet mills around the country producing millions of square yards of carpeting per year.
The end of the 18th century in to the early 1900’s; however, showed a decline in the use of carpeting with the introduction of textiled hardwood floors and the carpet industry took quite a hit.
The economic boom after the second world war brought new light to the carpeting industry. Tufted carpeting took the place of the old woven method, and soon carpets were stretching from wall to wall in homes all across America.
Today, even with the wide availability of other flooring choices such as tile, vinyl and wood, carpeting is still the most popular flooring choice of consumers and based on the health benefits, comfort and appearance, it will continue to be for years to come.
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Bibliography
Robert Whaples. A History of the U.S. Carpet Industry
Wikipedia. Persian Carpet
